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Shared Lives

London Borough of Lambeth

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

13 Aug 2026 at 15:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

31 Mar 2026 at 15:59

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

15 Sep 2025 at 16:12

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

27 Aug 2025 at 15:34

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Lambeth procured Shared Lives social services for vulnerable adults, including people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. The service provides long-term placements, short breaks (respite) and day support within family settings. Delivery is in London for Lambeth’s adult social care population. The requirement is a specialist, person-centred supported living and respite service based around family or household placements rather than institutional provision. The selected supplier, Certitude Support (Southside Partnership), is a London-based voluntary, community and social enterprise and small or medium-sized business. The procurement is classified as social services (CPV 85320000) and was conducted under the light-touch regime for social and other specific services.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Lambeth used a selective, two-stage competitive flexible procedure: first conditions of participation, then tender. The tender deadline was 15 October 2025 at 12:00, and the award was made to Certitude Support (Southside Partnership) on 27 January 2026. The awarded and contracted value is £1,390,000 excluding VAT, or £1,668,000 including VAT. The signed contract runs from 13 April 2026 to 31 March 2031, with two possible 12-month extensions, giving a maximum extent to 31 March 2033. The award used one lot. Evaluation weighted price at 60%, quality at 30% across six measures, and social value at 10%. Two bids were received and one reached the final stage.

This opportunity shows sustained local-authority demand for Shared Lives provision supporting vulnerable adults through family-based arrangements. A credible future competitor would need the ability to recruit, assess, support and monitor suitable host households, while matching placements safely to adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. The service model also requires dependable delivery of long-term placements, respite and day support, with the safeguarding, care planning and partnership-working capability expected in specialist adult social care. Experience working with people whose needs span these client groups would be relevant, as would the operational capacity to manage a coordinated local service. The award also shows that Lambeth assessed quality and social value alongside price, so providers would need to evidence outcomes, community benefit and a robust service model rather than compete on cost alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Shared Lives

Notice Description

Share lives scheme for vulnerable adults (learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, etc.), offering long-term placements, short breaks (respite) and day support withing family settings.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058eb9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077344-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,390,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,390,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,390,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,390,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
15 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
27 Jan 20267 months ago
Contract Period
13 Apr 2026 - 1 Apr 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Lambeth
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW2 1RW
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Brixton Acre Lane
Westminster Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Certitude Support (Southside Partnership)

Further Information

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